Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-27
JOHN =. JOHNSON.


illusions 10 the opposing par
ties.
JOHN :. JOHNSON.
Reside at Stcubenyllc; am a bartender
at IL North Third street; was in Steuben-
vile last fall; was tending bar in Billy
hoicl SAW Baker there one sun
day evening; said he was going west to
SEE his son, on the hall-paSt eleven train
| saw him first about eight or nine q clock;
he WAS IN the bar room; ! was in the bar
at th" Ice bon; he asked me to loan him
TWENTY DOLLARS uN \ COTTON,
and told him did not want it: did not
know what il was; he had slip Of white
paper in his hand when he spoke Ia me:
don I remember much about its size, lt
seemed to be about twu inches square
he said he would redeem the coupon when
he came down stairs, for II was worth
more than the money was; | told him then
that did not have the money to lend; he
wanted the money, he SAID, 10 engage M
AGANIE or POKER;
the poker room WAS upstars; had to 90
through it to my bedroom, saw Baker
there; ! sat doXp Oh a chair a lcw minutes
and watched the game; there were four
Others playing besides Baker
Cross examined llty, lived in Stcuhru-
willie all my life; up until three years ago
worried in Il rolling mill remember II was
Sunday evening; Baker did not gel any
tnIng at the bar; ne left the room before
did. do not know where he went after he
left the hurIoOm: when saw Baker in the
room h" had stack OF chips in front al
him: | first tUld this story tO man hy the
name Oi RIlstOu, ii never came across my
mind until SAW that the coupons were
lost; Charley Herald, Eily McAdams,
Harry Lady, -- TInrhrrlakr and Baker
were the men PLAYERS IN TN" poker room;
Charley Herald and lhlIy McAdams are
now IN StcubcnvI!r; Lady aud IIaung-
ton; Baker went away that night; suppose
he LETT on the last train, Baker had lett
when went To bed; think he got up from
the table and went IN the train.
WN. ROBERTS SAID
Am a blacksmith; carry the mails from
Holiday Cove To the station. and from
the station to the pOStoiicr; saw the pris-
oncr right at the mill. about forty yards
below the station; this was ON the ninth
OF May; he was coming from the MrWha
house to the station by the railroad track
lett the track and went to the spring,
which IS about ten rods away; after he LETT
the spring he came over where We were.
and spoke of the man who had been To
their mouse To rent a lot, and said hr had
To stay to see the agreement, that they had
an old article from one man
to another, that was what detained him
and made him late for the train, saw
HIM next morning as he came back on the
train: | asked him what kind OF 4 turnout
he ehad that night, he said very good; |
had asked him on Monday evening if he
wa1 going tUprcach that night, hr said he
WAS, did not sce him ON TUESDAY morn
ing after he went To the pustOilirr;
Gilmore said: Baker, you must he
going to preach Tonight: Ia
kcr aid am; when Baker left the
train rn Tuesday morning he vas walking
very fast
Cross cNamned-IIc went OH the rail
road Just opposite the mill; II was warm
day; he was coming down the railroad
pretty rapidly; did not notice how long
he was over at the spring; he came over
and sat down by my side and began talk
ing; We talked until the train came up: he
did not say anything about going To Stcu-
hcnviIlr; suppose the remark about the
preaching was intended rs 4 Joke.
JOHN KNOTT SAID:
Live in Holidays Cove; am a shoemaker
hy trade; was in the Cove on Monday.
MAY .: had been at Browns store and
was on my way back home when heard
the alarm; saw the prisoner the first time
IN the room where the dead bodies lay:
went home before went up to MrWha's
saw Baker standing close BY the bodies.
they had not been disturbed 50 far rs
know; | remained there few minutes
Baker was making considerable noise, IN
m unnatural manner; thought different
from the noise made hy people IA grict
/ moved into the Kitchen
and tired to look at some object
hut could not -rc It lur want oi light: /
then went hlrI, to the dead bodies, Mr.
Baker was still standing there and making
I his peculiar NOISE; took hlm by the arm
and led him ont of the room onto the com
mons he said 10 me They took all my
money, too, found the porketbook out IN
the yard pointing with his hand in the
# the yard; he spoke about three
hundred and some dollars he lost. but he
monucd sn much was prevented from IN
lrrstnirg him: whenever business was
spoken ol hr spoke IN an ordinary tone uI
voice and broke of from his drmOustra
tiouS of gIirl. as We were walking on the
ne said 10 me, where are lOu 20
.ng? said no place IN particular; come
down to oar house, there Is no one there; |
he said he did not want 10 20 wiIrIc there
was any uae: We went and sat down awhile /
and then rose and went back up on tine
commons; buggy came along, he noticed
who were in II; he called tu them and they
stopped, C,,shcarIS was one oi the men;
Baker ran down and asked him II he had
ANY KNuwLEpGE or THREE MEN
" no had come to rent the lot. C.shcaris
said. mot any any at ali. ~ noticed a
hen with "a brood uf small chickens run |
ming ahout the buggy; Baker took his hat T.
Oh and began soaring the chickens awav; /.
he went around the horse and drove them /.
MI: think the hen brlongod to Mrs /.
Baker: Baker and / then walked over to /
the gltc and separated; he did not say
ANYTHING 10 me about renting the stable /.
mr. lot. Nh .re was some talk about 1t after I.
wards and ! said was 1t not those men /
from StruhruyIllr You rented the stable /.
to- he answered, yes. Int there were
three Other men vino came To see the lot. .